Editing Edmonds, Washington (section)

===Late 20th and early 21st centuries===

The popularity of new materials for [[roof shingle]]s and scarcity of available timber in the state forced most of Edmonds' mills to close by 1951.<ref name="Cloud214">{{harvp|Cloud|1953|pp=214–216}}</ref> New companies were established in place of the mills, including an [[aluminum]] fabricator and an [[Bitumen|asphalt]] refinery at the Unocal terminal.<ref name="Cloud214"/> The now vacated waterfront was redeveloped under the direction of the [[Port of Edmonds]], established in 1948 by a public referendum. During the 1950s and 1960s, the Port constructed a [[breakwater (structure)|breakwater]], [[marina]], public beach, and a new ferry terminal for the [[Washington State Ferries]] system.<ref name="Cloud214"/><ref>{{cite web |date=May 2009 |title=A Brief History of the Port of Edmonds |url=http://portofedmonds.org/wp-content/uploads/about-history.pdf |publisher=[[Port of Edmonds]] |access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> The hills surrounding downtown Edmonds to the north and east were developed into suburban subdivisions, centered around small commercial centers, and were [[annexed]] by the city.<ref>{{cite news |last=Moody |first=Dick |date=January 3, 1962 |title=Neighbor Woos Edmonds |page=5 |work=[[The Seattle Times]]}}</ref> Edmonds reached its present eastern boundary along [[Washington State Route 99|State Route 99]] in May 1959, a few weeks after the incorporation of Lynnwood as a city.<ref name="AnnexationMap">{{cite map |date=October 2011 |title=Annexations |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/images/COE/Government/Departments/Administrative_Services/Information_Services/GIS/maps/Edmonds_Annexations.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonds |access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Duncan |first=Don |date=June 14, 1959 |title=Lynnwood, Newly Chartered, Is Fast-Growing City |page=5 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> By 1963, the city had completed its largest annexations and petitioned to become a first-class city,<ref>{{cite web |title=Maps: Annexations |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/maps-text/2011-10-14-23-21-50.html |publisher=City of Edmonds |access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref> with a population of 19,000 that placed it second among cities in Snohomish County.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref>{{cite news |date=July 24, 1963 |title=First class status eyed by Edmonds |page=1 |work=The Enterprise |location=Lynnwood, Washington}}</ref> Despite population growth, Edmonds restricted the construction of [[multi-family residential|multi-family dwellings]] in an effort to keep the downtown area and older neighborhoods "rural-like" and low density.<ref name="Satterfield78">{{cite book |last=Satterfield |first=Archie |year=1990 |title=Edmonds: The First Century |pages=78–81 |publisher=City of Edmonds |isbn=0-9625484-0-5 |oclc=24993143 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Woodward |first=Walt |date=November 7, 1971 |title=Edmonds shuns the growth-happy syndrome |pages=8–10 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> By the end of the 1960s, Edmonds had also gained a new hospital, a [[Edmonds College|community college]], and civic center campus.<ref>{{harvp|Satterfield|1990|pp=122–128}}</ref>

[[File:Edmonds, WA - beach at Brackett's Landing.jpg|thumb|left|Brackett's Landing Park, a public beach developed in the 1970s]]

In the 1970s, the number of businesses in downtown Edmonds declined as suburban shopping centers lured away customers. After a number of buildings in the downtown area were demolished and replaced with condominiums and office buildings, a movement to preserve and restore historic buildings emerged with the support of the city government.<ref name="Satterfield78"/><ref>{{cite report |author=BOLA Architecture + Planning |date=January 2005 |title=A Historic Survey of Downtown Edmonds, Washington |page=23 |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/images/COE/Government/Boards_and_Commissions/Commissions/Historic_Preservation_Commision/Edmonds_Survey_Report_all_1-2005.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonds, [[Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation]] |access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref> The "Main Street Project", funded by local businesses, restored empty storefronts and attracted restaurants to the city in the late 1980s, fueling a downtown revival.<ref>{{cite news |last=Koch |first=Anne |date=August 8, 1990 |title=Edmonds: A unique viewpoint |page=H3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Portions of the waterfront were acquired by the city and redeveloped into a public beach, named Brackett's Landing Park,<ref>{{cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Jerry |date=August 27, 1972 |title=Edmonds has long waterfront for public |page=D4 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> and a public [[fishing pier]] was opened in 1979 as the first saltwater fishing pier in the state.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Brad |date=August 23, 1979 |title=Deep Sound Fishing: From dry land |page=G14 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Edmonds celebrated its centennial in 1990 with a series of events and the dedication of the Centennial Plaza.<ref>{{cite news |last=Koch |first=Anne |date=August 8, 1990 |title=Edmonds centennial bash building up to finale |page=H3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Several neighborhoods in southern Edmonds were annexed between 1995 and 1997, forming the city's southern boundary at the [[King County, Washington|King County]] line.<ref name="AnnexationMap"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Clutter |first=Stephen |date=November 11, 1997 |title=Edmonds council gives green light to annexations |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

The Point Edwards oil terminal on the city's waterfront was closed by Unocal in 1991 and the {{convert|53|acre|adj=mid}} site was sought by Edmonds and Snohomish County for redevelopment.<ref>{{cite news |last=Koch |first=Anne |date=October 10, 1990 |title=Tank farm could be Edmonds ferry site |page=A1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19901010&slug=1097562 |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Koch |first=Anne |date=September 14, 1991 |title=Texaco not going to lease site eyed for ferry dock |page=A9 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The city favored the construction of a new [[multimodal transportation]] hub at the site, including a ferry terminal and [[commuter rail]] station, while the county proposed the construction of a [[sewage treatment]] plant to be used by King and Snohomish counties.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tarpley |first=Catherine |date=December 22, 2001 |title=Edmonds buys Unocal parcel |page=B2 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The [[Brightwater sewage treatment plant|sewage treatment plant]] was opposed by the city government and citizen groups, and was ultimately moved to an alternative site near [[Woodinville, Washington|Woodinville]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Lynn |last2=Schwarzen |first2=Christopher |date=December 10, 2003 |title=For Edmonds, fight isn't over: A sewage plant won't be built in the city, but a broader issue remains |page=H12 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The transportation plan was put on hold after costs increased and the state ferry system diverted funding to other projects.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=October 19, 2012 |title=Lack of funding obstacle to improving train crossings |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/lack-of-funding-obstacle-to-improving-train-crossings/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref> The hilltop portion of the site was cleaned up in the 2000s and redeveloped into condominiums that opened between 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schwarzen |first=Cristopher |date=July 11, 2007 |title=Final phase of cleanup set at fuel terminal |page=H4 |url=http://o.seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2003783556_unocal11n.html |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229051545/http://o.seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2003783556_unocal11n.html |archive-date=December 29, 2019 |access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref>